WBC #1 Rabchenko stops Abadjian in three

Unbeaten reigning EBU and WBC Silver light-middleweight champion Sergey Rabchenko stopped experienced and tough Georgian Gari Abadjian in the third round of a scheduled ten in Minsk Tuesday night. With Ricky Hatton in his corner, Sergey looked very sharp and did not give any chances to his opponent. Following Ruben Varon’s surprise inside the distance defeat to Rafael Chiruta at the weekend, Sergey now finds himself without an official challenger again. The EBU should nominate a new official opponent shortly.

Also on last night’s show, Zhanat Zhakiyanov, the EBU’s official challenger for Stephane Jamoye’s bantamweight title, showed that his work at the Hatton gym over the last two months has paid off. He battered durable Yuri Voronin and forced the referee to stop the contest in the seventh round. Voronin, showed a big heart, having been counted twice and having a point deducted for holding prior to being stopped. Next for the Kazak puncher is the challenge for the European title

On the same card, promoted by Hatton Promotions, undefeated prospect Kiryl Relikh kept his perfect record intact when he won the CIS light-welterweight title by halting Mikheil Avakyan inside five rounds. The 23-year-old is now 15-0 with 13 knockouts.